Sepp De Roover

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Roover, not Roover.

Sepp De Roover (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛb də ˈroːvər]; born 12 November 1984) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a right back and is currently managing Young Reds Antwerp.^[1]

Sepp De Roover

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Geel, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Young Reds Antwerp
Youth career
	Verbroedering Geel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Verbroedering Geel	11	(0)
2002–2003	Westerlo	0	(0)
2003–2005	PSV	0	(0)
2005–2006	FC Eindhoven	37	(1)
2006–2008	Sparta Rotterdam	53	(3)
2008–2010	FC Groningen	51	(3)
2010–2013	SC Lokeren	27	(1)
2012–2013	→ NAC Breda (loan)	30	(1)
2013–2015	NAC Breda	38	(0)
2015–2016	KFC De Kempen
2016–2019	KSAV St. Dimpna
International career
2007	Belgium U21	4	(0)
2009	Belgium	2	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2022	Wezel Sport
2022–2023	Lierse Kempenzonen U21
2023	Heist
2023–2024	OH Leuven (assistant)
2024–	Young Reds Antwerp
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club career

De Roover played as a defender and was born in Geel. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005–06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In 2008, he signed to play for FC Groningen.

De Roover played for the Belgium national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

On 12 June 2010 it was announced that De Roover will play for SC Lokeren as of the start of the 2010–2011 season. On 5 August 2012 it was announced that De Roover was sent on loan to NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He made a permanent transfer to NAC in June 2013.

Coaching career

On 8 January 2020 it was confirmed, that De Roover would become the head coach of Wezel Sport.^[3]